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September 07, 2005
File this under ..."Interesting"
Tom Benedek finally gets his script shot!
Ripped from the headlines! Well, actually, no... I just happened to see this in the Arts section of the NYT. I have only two things to say about this. First, PEOPLE. ARE. STRANGE. Second, of course the show will debut in Santa Monica later this month - Where else?!
You might have to register with The New York Times to see the full article by Sharon Waxman but it’s worth it. Here’s an excerpt:
A Screenwriter Shoots His Own Unproduced Scripts, With a Gun
"That's 'Ivory Joe,' " says the screenwriter Tom Benedek, who has just pumped bullets into one of his 22 unproduced scripts. "It's a rewrite of an adaptation I did after 'Free Willy' for Lauren Shuler Donner," he adds, referring to a well-known producer. "A romantic comedy-drama." …
After 20-plus years of a middling career as a Hollywood screenwriter, Mr. Benedek, 56 - the brother of Peter Benedek, a partner in the United Talent Agency - is forging a new path in the field of fine arts, using the raw material of his past failures for a canvas. Having shot the "Ivory Joe" script, which he wrote in 1992, Mr. Benedek will make it into a bronze sculpture, or take photographs with a special camera for striking jumbo prints. He will show these and other pieces this month in an exhibition at the Frank Pictures gallery in Santa Monica titled "Shot by the Writer - Works on Paper: 1982-2004."
Posted by lk at September 7, 2005 09:22 AM
Comments
la.dauphine, good point. Considering how everyone is clucking about the beginning of the art season, I was a bit surprised that the Times had time to do a story on THIS guy... and btw, welcome. It's always nice to hear from new people!
Posted by: lk at September 11, 2005 10:17 AM
Just goes to show that failed Hollywood writers (or anyone who has spent 20 years in Hollywood) should not be allowed to own guns.
Shame on the NYT for giving this coverage!!
Posted by: la.dauphine at September 10, 2005 02:29 PM
Well, if I had a brother who was a partner at an agency and I STILL couldn't get a script produced, I'd probably do an Al Capone impersonation too!
Posted by: Kelly at September 8, 2005 09:46 AM
Wow- better idea than into his head which I suspect was his first inclination. Hollywood is a beyotch...
Posted by: Noah K at September 7, 2005 07:46 PM